In the fall of 2014, a quiet tragedy unfolded in an Albuquerque, New Mexico residence, ending the long life of 90-year-old Lola Pfeffer. On October 15, 2014, Lola, a female, was found deceased in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. Her death was the result of gun violence, an unexpected and sorrowful conclusion to her nine decades of life.
The circumstances of her passing were contained within the walls of her own home, a place that should have been a sanctuary.
Investigations by the Albuquerque Police Department pointed to a grim and personal chain of events. Lola and her 93-year-old husband, Bernard Pfeffer, were the only individuals involved. The official conclusion of the police was that Bernard was the perpetrator, taking his wife's life before turning the weapon on himself.
This determination meant that the case was considered a closed domestic tragedy. There were no outside suspects to search for, and no arrests were made or ever would be made in connection with Lola Pfeffer's death. The incident, while not unheard of among elderly couples, was still a shock to the community. The focus of the aftermath was not on a search for a culprit, but on the somber reality of the couple's final moments and the grief experienced by their family and those who knew them.
